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Gymnostephium

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Gymnostephium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Homochrominae
Genus: Gymnostephium
Less.
Type species
Gymnostephium hirsutum[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Heteractis DC.
  • Zyrphelis sect. Gymnostephium (Less.) Zinnecker

Gymnostephium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[3][4]

Species

All the species are endemic to the Cape Provinces region of South Africa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ lectotype designated by Nesom, Guy L. 1994. Phytologia 76(2):92
  2. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ^ Lessing, Christian Friedrich. 1832. Synopsis Generum Compositarum Earumque Dispositionis Novae Tentamen Monographiis Multarum Capensium Interjectis 185
  4. ^ Tropicos, Gymnostephium Less.